Match Report
| Defensor Casablanca | Defensor Casablanca |  |  | Antofagasta | Antofagasta | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | manager | Si Williams | Si Williams | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Soto | D. Soto |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Billy Ward | B. Ward | |||||||||
| Thomas Vargas | T. Vargas | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Bruno Pino | B. Pino | |||||||||
| Thomas Morales | T. Morales | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 |  | Luciano Vasquez | L. Vasquez | |||||||||
| Javier Rojas | J. Rojas | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Pablo Rodríguez | P. Rodríguez | |||||||||
| Emilio Núñez | E. Núñez | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 |  | Julio César Didi | J. Didi | |||||||||
| Matías Ramírez | M. Ramírez | | 65 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 56 | | Simón Maldonado | S. Maldonado | ||||||||
| Ignacio Pizarro | I. Pizarro | | 70 | M | | | 7 | | M | 54 |  | Óscar Arrascaita | Ó. Arrascaita | ||||||||
| Cristóbal García | C. García | | 62 | M | | 8 | | A | 53 |  | Claudio D. Castroman | C. Castroman | |||||||||
| Lucas Valdés | L. Valdés | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Facundo Leiva | F. Leiva | |||||||||
| Humberto Ramirez | H. Ramirez |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Juan Díaz | J. Díaz | |||||||||
| Facundo Poblete | F. Poblete | | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Javier Blanco | J. Blanco | |||||||||
| Luciano Vargas | L. Vargas | | 56 | D | | 12 | | D | 48 | | Luis Rojas | L. Rojas | |||||||||
| Cristián Donoso | C. Donoso | | 55 | M | | 13 | | M | 52 | | Alonso Henríquez | A. Henríquez | |||||||||
| Nelson Ibarra | N. Ibarra |  | 56 | A | | 14 | | A | 47 |  | Everett Ross | E. Ross | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Municipal de Casablanca where Defensor Casablanca play host to Antofagasta. A crowd of 18,737 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Defensor Casablanca are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Antofagasta appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Tomás Sáez.
The pitch is in good condition.
Defensor Casablanca are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Antofagasta appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Tomás Sáez.
0.00
0-0Antofagasta kick off!
2.17
0-0Ignacio Pizarro darts forward. Ignacio Pizarro plays a quick one-two with Matías Ramírez and rushes in on goal... Ignacio Pizarro strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Magnificent block by Pablo Rodríguez!
3.30
0-0Pablo Rodríguez catches Matías Ramírez on the ankles. Pablo Rodríguez is warned by the referee! Matías Ramírez runs off the knock.
4.45
0-0Luciano Vasquez hits a low pass to Óscar Arrascaita. Óscar Arrascaita deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Facundo Leiva. Facundo Leiva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.30
0-0Lucas Valdés threads the ball through to Ignacio Pizarro. Ignacio Pizarro whips in a cross ball towards Facundo Poblete. Facundo Poblete finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Billy Ward picks it out of the air!
9.01
0-0Javier Rojas sees a break and surges forward. Javier Rojas darts forward. Javier Rojas finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.44
Óscar Arrascaita makes a simple pass to Simón Maldonado. Simón Maldonado tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Daniel Soto!
16.13
Cristóbal García sees Ignacio Pizarro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ignacio Pizarro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Óscar Arrascaita.
18.16
Emilio Núñez makes a strong solo run forward. Emilio Núñez sees space and advances. Emilio Núñez shoots from 20 yards. Billy Ward gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
20.22
0-1Julio César Didi flicks a high pass forward to Óscar Arrascaita who brings the ball under control. Óscar Arrascaita runs straight at the defence! Óscar Arrascaita cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.33
Óscar Arrascaita flicks a high pass forward. Simón Maldonado collects the pass. Simón Maldonado makes a defence splitting pass to Javier Blanco. Javier Blanco shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
27.50
Ignacio Pizarro flicks a high pass forward. Matías Ramírez controls it well on his chest. Matías Ramírez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Rodríguez.
28.36
Thomas Vargas flicks a high pass forward. Matías Ramírez controls it well on his chest. Matías Ramírez shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Billy Ward. What a save!
30.05
Ignacio Pizarro flicks a high pass forward to Humberto Ramirez who brings the ball under control. Humberto Ramirez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luciano Vasquez.
32.55
Seeing a gap ahead, Simón Maldonado picks a pass forward to Óscar Arrascaita. Óscar Arrascaita whips in a cross ball towards Javier Blanco. Javier Blanco directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Daniel Soto had no chance!! Goal for Antofagasta!
36.12
Cristóbal García sees Ignacio Pizarro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ignacio Pizarro whips in a cross ball towards Cristóbal García. Cristóbal García is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
38.39
Lucas Valdés hacks Óscar Arrascaita from behind! Lucas Valdés is warned by the referee! Óscar Arrascaita runs off the knock.
39.05
Thomas Morales flicks the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Pizarro. Ignacio Pizarro chips the ball to his team mate, Humberto Ramirez. Humberto Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Ward who gathers it comfortably.
40.17
Lucas Valdés darts forward. Lucas Valdés makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Humberto Ramirez. Humberto Ramirez comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
42.23
Cristóbal García makes an attacking run forward. Cristóbal García whips in a cross ball towards Facundo Poblete. Facundo Poblete makes a looping header on goal. Billy Ward is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
1-2Ignacio Pizarro hacks Óscar Arrascaita from behind! Ignacio Pizarro is shown the yellow card! Óscar Arrascaita hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Defensor Casablanca appear unchanged since the first half. Antofagasta also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Defensor Casablanca kick off the second half!
48.48
Pablo Rodríguez hits a low pass to Óscar Arrascaita. Seeing a gap ahead, Óscar Arrascaita laces a through ball forward to Claudio D. Castroman. Claudio D. Castroman shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
51.52
Thomas Morales comes in with a late challenge on Simón Maldonado. The referee calls over Thomas Morales and shows him a yellow card! Simón Maldonado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.18
Javier Rojas makes a simple pass to Matías Ramírez. Matías Ramírez knocks the ball forward to Lucas Valdés. Lucas Valdés knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.49
Ignacio Pizarro flicks a high pass forward. Humberto Ramirez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Humberto Ramirez whips in a cross ball towards Cristóbal García. Cristóbal García is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
57.08
Pablo Rodríguez sees a break and surges forward. Pablo Rodríguez passes the ball forward to Juan Díaz. Juan Díaz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Javier Rojas.
59.41
Matías Ramírez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Humberto Ramirez. Humberto Ramirez tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
60.43
1-2Defensor Casablanca have made a substitution with Nelson Ibarra replacing Humberto Ramirez and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
63.59
Simón Maldonado threads the ball through to Óscar Arrascaita. Óscar Arrascaita flicks a high pass forward. Simón Maldonado controls it well on his chest. Simón Maldonado tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.39
Simón Maldonado runs straight at the opposition's defence. Simón Maldonado knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Soto who gathers it comfortably.
67.05
Cristóbal García threads the ball through to Facundo Poblete. Facundo Poblete knocks in a cross ball towards Lucas Valdés. Lucas Valdés flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
69.55
Thomas Morales flicks the ball to his team mate, Javier Rojas. Javier Rojas makes a probing pass to Nelson Ibarra. Nelson Ibarra knocks in a cross ball towards Lucas Valdés. Lucas Valdés makes a deft header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
73.29
Seeing a gap ahead, Pablo Rodríguez picks a pass forward to Óscar Arrascaita. Óscar Arrascaita runs straight at the opposition's defence. Óscar Arrascaita plays a scrappy one-two with Claudio D. Castroman and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Óscar Arrascaita provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.51
Matías Ramírez threads the ball through to Lucas Valdés. Lucas Valdés makes a probing pass between the defence to Facundo Poblete. Facundo Poblete looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Billy Ward manages to keep it out.
77.25
Defensor Casablanca have made a substitution with Luciano Vargas replacing Thomas Morales .
78.31
Óscar Arrascaita kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Díaz. Juan Díaz lofts in a cross ball towards Javier Blanco. Javier Blanco directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.37
Matías Ramírez flicks a high pass forward. Cristóbal García collects the pass. Cristóbal García lofts in a cross ball towards Lucas Valdés. Lucas Valdés rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Billy Ward. Excellent save.
84.34
Óscar Arrascaita kicks a strong pass forward to Javier Blanco. Javier Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.18
Thomas Vargas threads a neat ball through to Facundo Poblete. Facundo Poblete knocks the ball forward to Nelson Ibarra. Nelson Ibarra whips in a cross ball towards Matías Ramírez. Matías Ramírez rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Bruno Pino comes in with a late challenge on Cristóbal García. Bruno Pino is given a warning by the referee! Cristóbal García stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Facundo Poblete 42 | Óscar Arrascaita 20 Javier Blanco 33, 78 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Óscar Arrascaita of Antofagasta |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Daniel Soto (GK)
6
2. Thomas Vargas (DEF)
6
3. Thomas Morales (DEF)
6
4. Javier Rojas (DEF)
7
5. Emilio Núñez (DEF)
6
6. Matías Ramírez (MID)
6
7. Ignacio Pizarro (MID)
6
8. Cristóbal García (MID)
7
9. Lucas Valdés (ATT)
6
10. Humberto Ramirez (ATT)
6
11. Facundo Poblete (ATT)
7
12. Luciano Vargas (DEF)
6
13. Cristián Donoso (MID)
0
14. Nelson Ibarra (ATT)
6
1. Billy Ward (GK)
7
2. Bruno Pino (DEF)
5
3. Luciano Vasquez (DEF)
6
4. Pablo Rodríguez (DEF)
6
5. Julio César Didi (DEF)
6
6. Simón Maldonado (MID)
6
7. Óscar Arrascaita (MID)
9
8. Claudio D. Castroman (ATT)
6
9. Facundo Leiva (ATT)
6
10. Juan Díaz (ATT)
6
11. Javier Blanco (ATT)
8
12. Luis Rojas (DEF)
0
13. Alonso Henríquez (MID)
0
14. Everett Ross (ATT)
0